As far as I can tell, the only obvious thing they could do would require them letting the Switch get hacked to pieces like the 3DS was.
Nintendo Switch Online: New Info (Cloud Saves, 20 NES games, Family Plan)
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Don't worry, I was joking. I don't believe any leaks, unless it comes from my uncle.
I'm annoyed and would pay $60 just to have the app on the system.
I can see people paying for a month, uploading saves. And if you don't play all year, just paying for a month when you need it. But I'll just pay the $20 and let it auto renew.
Like, I really keep reading the press release and it sucks. The only redeeming factor is that it costs $20 a year. Utterly pathetic.
There's this News app thing, which Nintendo uses to deliver news directly to the console. This includes news about Nintendo Switch Online and how it will not be a free service until the end of time. That's about as in the loop as you can make your userbase when the console itself can tell you it's happening. Being any more informative to the entire userbase would require a mandatory EULA appearing every time you go online with a game telling you in big red letters that it's only temporarily free.
If they didn't know about it, it's because they legit didn't want to be informed.
Slightly different case, vc games were dripped for exposure so that a popular game would eat up the sales of more niche ones, combined with the cost of getting the games rerated. In this case being part of a service makes it a sunk cost, and services live off the variety and quantity of games. No one game is making the money, they all are. So while you still stagger stuff you want each update to be memorable and you want the big staple titles everyone wants in first and quickly, then you use the more obscure, and potentially more expensive(third party, licensed games) to keep them coming back as the service grows
I'm excited for it. Curious to see what other games get added.
Did they say if you can play the games offline and do you keep access to the games that were there when you originally subscribed like psplus, or can they take them away at any time like Netflix?
Did they say if you can play the games offline and do you keep access to the games that were there when you originally subscribed like psplus, or can they take them away at any time like Netflix?
A classic game library is more appealing to me than the free games on other services. 20 games from the start is good. Hopefully they continue to add at a solid pace
they should forget about asking for money to play online, sucks
oh, smb3...ok you got me, ill pay
oh, smb3...ok you got me, ill pay
Pretty cheap. That's what I really care about. NES games online can be a fun novelty. Cloud saves are good I guess. I never realized they were so important to people. Backing up saves is the new playing games.
Dude, they're backup saves. It's not like you'll only be able to access saves online. They need to work when you have no access to the internet
I can't say it bothers me. It's not too different to me from having to buy memory cards or flash cards.
I get the frustration of having to pay for cloud saving, but the price is so low I personally can't be bothered to complain.
My thoughts also. With such a low price point, i'm in. I do hope that the offerings expand to other consoles.
this is my main point. the price is so low, and im sure they are going to spoil us with alot of other fun things with this subscription. so i dont think it will be all bad
On a personal level, the cloud saves is all I needed and the price is negligible, especially if the special offers will be any good. I'm actually not interested in VC or NES games, but given that the NES games now have added multiplayer functionality, I might actually try some of these out on certain occasions. I can understand people saying it should be free but unfortunately that's how the world works.
The VC is dead. And if you think about it, of course it is.
Selling the same old game for the 4th time in a row ( Wii, 3ds, WiiU) would be pushing it. Raspberry Pi and cellphones can emulate almost all thoses games.
Nintendo realized it had to have something different than other versions to speak it's fans, and it is online.
Soon people will play Mario Kart and Star Fox 64 multiplayer online and it will be glorious.
People are free to complain but saying that NES games are not real games.....
Also you are paying a small fee for a collection of classic games. Seems fair to me.
I shall hold off any judgement until it is properly unveiled.
Wish there was a better solution to online chat though.
The person I was replying to was asking what happens when your subscription runs out.
Price has nothing to do with that. Steam offers free online play, cloud saves, screenshot backup, achievements... for free.
I hope they've improved their emulators to a great extent, more than just adding online multiplayer. Because the Switch is an awesome way to play those games on the go, with its large screen, but I want better emulation than what the NES Classic had.
Who seriously cares about NES games? I've played these games a million times before and I can't imagine adding online will make then exciting for more than like.. 10 minutes? I'm just gonna pay the $5 and enjoy Smash for a month.
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Wasn't aware of that! Even if SNES games are possible, that doesn't mean N64, GameCube, and GBA games are coming with online play for this service. I would love that, but you cant assume that it will happen.
I think they are much more likely to remaster or just sell GameCube and N64 games straight up rather than offering them all up for a service like this. That or the price would have to increase per year.
People are free to complain but saying that NES games are not real games.....
For real. I'm cringing hard at the people suggesting that they have no value and are unplayable.
If their emulation is as bad for these games as it was on Wii U when the NES Classic exists im gonna laugh.
And no not every NES game is exciting or has aged well. Im positive one of the 20 games is gonna be Urban Champion as usual.
And no not every NES game is exciting or has aged well. Im positive one of the 20 games is gonna be Urban Champion as usual.
Just introduce a way to copy save games to the micro SD card and then move those files to the PC. That's all we need. Then people who don't care about online gaming can save their data and everyone's happy.
As far as the classic game collection goes I'm pleasantly surprised it's 20 games at the beginning. BUT I'm afraid this will turn into another excruciatingly slow drip of new releases, just like with the Virtual Console. I don't expect Nintendo to release new classic games every month or on any sort of regular schedule.
As far as the classic game collection goes I'm pleasantly surprised it's 20 games at the beginning. BUT I'm afraid this will turn into another excruciatingly slow drip of new releases, just like with the Virtual Console. I don't expect Nintendo to release new classic games every month or on any sort of regular schedule.
We only know the name of 10 games so far, correct? I'm exicted to see which games get added early on. Hope we don't have to wait long for SNES and other platforms.
My lunch today was ~$15. $20 a year doesn't seem bad at all. Once the classic game library grows more robust it's gonna be an awesome deal.
My lunch today was ~$15. $20 a year doesn't seem bad at all. Once the classic game library grows more robust it's gonna be an awesome deal.
https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/
Some remarks:
- Cloud saves confirmed! Only for subscribers.
- Free NES games with added online play for subscribers.
- The service will launch with 20 games, with new games added regularly. Launch titles include:
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Donkey Kong™
- Mario Bros.™
- Super Mario Bros.™
- Balloon Fight™
- Ice Climber™
- Dr. Mario™
- The Legend of Zelda™
- Super Mario Bros.™ 3
- The previously announced price of $20 yearly is for individual users. Other accounts on your Switch won't be able to use online services.
- if you want to share your subscription with other accounts (either on the same console or different ones) you can buy a family plan for $35 yearly.
- Assuming there are no other restrictions, Nintendo Switch Online can be as low as $4.38 a year if you find 7 other people, form a Nintendo Account Family Group, and split the costs. (Thanks Wario64 for pointing this)
- Voice chat will still require the mobile app.
Full PR:
So does this confirm the gamefaqs guy having an inside scoop?
People are free to complain but saying that NES games are not real games.....
Also you are paying a small fee for a collection of classic games. Seems fair to me.
I shall hold off any judgement until it is properly unveiled.
Wish there was a better solution to online chat though.
Real or not those games hold zero value to me as part of this offer because I'll simply never play them, plain and simple.
Any grievance I might have had about the save backups is overshadowed by their insistence on that awful awful smartphone app. It's still the most baffling choice of all.
Might some more credence to his other rumors as well. I guess we shall see.
No value for me in NES games and charging for backing up saves is really offensive. I'll miss playing Splatoon online but i'm not paying for that so called service.
I can't imagine it will stop at just NES games. It'll move on to SNES eventually, and then probably N64. But all that clamoring for Gamecube VC is probably going to go unheard.